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November 13, 2024 8:16 PM

Bihar by-elections: 52.83% voter turnout recorded in 4 assembly segments

In Bihar, an estimated 52.83 per cent voter turnout was registered today in the by-election for the four assembly segments in Imamganj, Belaganj, Tarari, and Ramgarh. The Belaganj assembly constituency registered the highest polling percentage at 56.21 per cent, followed by 54 per cent in the Ramga...

November 13, 2024 8:14 PM

Air Quality in Delhi-NCR deteriorates to ‘severe’ category

The air quality in Delhi-NCR has deteriorated to the severe category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 439 at 7 PM this evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that Delhi and NCR are likely to experience smog and shallow fog during the night and morning hours over the next ...

November 13, 2024 8:09 PM

Electoral battle intensifies ahead of 2nd phase of Jharkhand, Maharashtra Polls

The electoral battle has intensified for the second phase of assembly polls in Jharkhand and single-phase polling in Maharashtra. Top leaders of various political parties are leaving no stone unturned to garner support for their candidates.   Prime Minister and Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi...

November 13, 2024 8:05 PM

PM Modi to visit Nigeria, Brazil & Guyana from Nov 16

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a six-day visit to Nigeria, Brazil, and Guyana from Saturday. Briefing the media in New Delhi this evening, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that Mr Modi will visit Brazil on the 18th and 19th of this month to attend the 19th G20 Summit. He said this will b...

November 13, 2024 9:58 PM

Himachal Pradesh HC quashes appointment of 6 Chief Parliamentary Secretaries

Himachal Pradesh High Court today quashed the appointment of six Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPSs) and declared the law under which the appointments were made void. A division bench of the high court comprising Justices Vivek Thakur and B C Negi also directed that all the facilities and privile...

November 13, 2024 8:17 PM

Assam by-polls: 73% voter turnout recorded till 5 PM

In Assam, 73 per cent of polling has been recorded till 5 PM. A total of 34 candidates are in the fray in the by-polls in five assembly seats. No untoward incident has been reported during the voting. Our Correspondent reports that all the seats are likely to witness a straight contest between the r...

November 13, 2024 7:56 PM

Nearly 67.25% voter turnout recorded in Gujarat’s Vav assembly by-election

In Gujarat, nearly 67.25 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the by-elections for the Vav assembly seat in Banaskantha district until 5 PM today. A total of 10 candidates were in the fray during the by-election, in which a tripartite contest was held between BJP leader Swarupji Thakor, Congress l...

November 13, 2024 7:49 PM

US stocks see modest gains as investors await key economic data

US stocks were muted yesterday as investors were awaiting the key economic data such as inflation and retail sales due later in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.24 per cent, the S&P 500 gained 0.1 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.05 per cent....